1965 Illinois Wesleyan Titans football team

American college football season

1965 Illinois Wesleyan Titans football

Conference| College Conference of Illinois
Record| 8–0 (6–0 CCI)
Head coach|

* Don Larson (12th season)

Seasons

<- 1964

1966 ->

1965 College Conference of Illinois football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 7 Illinois Wesleyan $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Carthage | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
North Central (IL) | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Augustana (IL) | 2  | - | 2  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 2
Carroll (WI) | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Millikin | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
North Park | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1965 Illinois Wesleyan Titans football team was an American football team that represented Illinois Wesleyan University as a member of the College Conference of Illinois (CCI) during the 1965 NAIA football season. In their 12th year under head coach Don Larson, the Titans compiled a perfect 8–0 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the CCI championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 255 to 66.[1] Illinois Wesleyan finished seventh in the final National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) rankings.[2]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 25| Illinois State*|

* IWU Stadium
* Bloomington, IL

| W 34–7| |
October 2| at North Park| Chicago, IL| W 27–14| |
October 9| North Central (IL)|

* IWU Stadium
* Bloomington, IL

| W 21–7| |
October 16| at Carroll (WI)| Waukesha, WI| W 21–18| |
October 23| at Wheaton*| Wheaton, IL| W 33–0| |
October 30| Augustana (IL)|

* IWU Stadium
* Bloomington, IL

| W 20–7| |
November 6| at Carthage| Kenosha, WI| W 37–13| | [3][4]
November 13| Millikin|

* IWU Stadium
* Bloomington, IL

| W 62–0| | [5]

* *Non-conference game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "CCIW Football History" (PDF). College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. p. 6. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
2. ^ "Titans Seventh In Final NAIA Football Poll". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. January 9, 1966. p. 16. Retrieved June 5, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ Fred Young (November 7, 1965). "Wesleyan Crushes Carthage, 37-13". The Pantagraph. p. 13 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Wesleyan spoils big day on Carthage campus". Kenosha News. November 8, 1965. p. 25 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Jim Barnhart (November 14, 1965). "Wesleyan Packs Too Many Guns for Millikin, Wins 62-0". The Pantagraph. p. 13 - via Newspapers.com.

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